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Attila's new album:
Stories

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Attila plays from the albums:
Sinatra, Swinging Classics &
Sophisticated Swing


 

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Born in Budapest, Hungary, Attila began studying music and playing piano at an early age with his fathers guidance. When his family moved to Canada, he studied with distinguished Canadian musician Dr. David Ouchterlony. He graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Music Performance degree in Jazz from the University of Toronto.
 
Attila's extensive experience includes performing and recording with people such as producer Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, John Lennon), Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire), and other Indian music stars such as Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, New York Brazilian jazz harmonica virtuoso Hendrik Meurkens (Oscar Castro-Neves, Paquito DRivera), tabla master Rajesh Rajbhatt (Zakir Hussain), vibraphonist Peter Appleyard, Olivia Newton John, Nell Carter, The Trews, many fine Canadian musicians such as George Koller, Jim Vivian, Dave Young, Alex Dean, Rick Gratton, Rob Piltch, Kevin Laliberte, Mark Kelso, Reg Schwager, members of The Boss Brass, The National Ballet of Canada and The Toronto Symphony Orchestra to name some.
  
Attila is based in Toronto, Ontario and Victoria, BC. As a bandleader or a performing musician, he has toured around the world - Europe, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Africa, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, India and the US, playing everything from packed stadium concerts to small clubs. He has performed in major concert venues such as the Los Angeles Convention Center, Wembley Stadium, Sydney SuperDome, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Bangalore Palace Grounds, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, as well as many smaller international venues. He has also played live music across Canada in places such as Roy Thompson Hall, The Living Arts Centre, The Rex, Montreal Bistro, The Beat Niq, The Cellar, Lula Lounge, Hermanns, Trane Studio, Breakfast Television, Toronto International Jazz Festival, Sunfest Jazz Festival and many more.

Teaching has always been part of Attilas regular schedule, and he has taught hundreds of students during his 15 years of experience as an educator. He has taught at privately and at institutions such as Queen's University, Trinity College School and others, including clinics, band coaching, masterclasses and music writing courses.

Attila has produced, composed, arranged, and performed for Universal/MCA, Sony/BMG, EMI America, Somerset Entertainment, Fisher Price and independent labels, on over 80 internationally distributed CDs. With over two million units sold worldwide, including a platinum and three gold-selling albums in Canada, they cover a diverse range of styles including jazz, world music, rock, country, gospel, broadway, big band swing, new age, classical, latin, R&B, children's music, Indian fusion, brass quintet etc. He has also been involved in recording film music for North America and India, and has worked with acclaimed producer Rodney Jerkins (Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez) for Universal Pictures, and Oscar-winning producer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) for UTV Motion Pictures.

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